President Trump Tells 60 Minutes He Is an AI "Bull" Who Calls the Technology "Super Intelligence," Says Whoever Wins the Race With China Wins, and Says He Does Not Mind Guardrails and Would Absolutely Work With Democrats on AI Safety
Monday, November 9, 2026
President Trump called himself an AI “bull” in a 60 Minutes interview aired Sunday, and put the stake in one line: whoever wins the race with China wins. The technology he is bullish on is the one he calls “super intelligence” — and on his case, losing that race to China is not an option.
The “bull” label is his own, and so is the name: Trump calls the technology “super intelligence,” his established term for its most powerful form — language ProfiloPolitics has covered from him before. His point in saying it is the race itself: on his case, the country that gets there first leads, and he does not intend that country to be China.
Trump also addressed the danger the technology’s own builders warn about, and put it down. He said the risk is “not nearly as real” as the builders claim, and that the risk can be managed. His position, in context, is that a manageable risk is no reason for America to slow down in a race it has to win — the answer is to manage the risk while building, not to stop building.
And he left the door open across the aisle. Trump said he does not mind guardrails on the technology, and that he would absolutely work with Democrats on AI safety. The offer frames AI safety as a bipartisan project rather than a partisan fight.
What this means: for ordinary Americans, the president’s stated case is about jobs and standing. Winning the race with China, he argues, protects American jobs and keeps the country in front. The risk, on his case, is manageable rather than a reason to stop — so the building, and the work that comes with it, continues. The guardrails he says he accepts are meant to keep the technology safe while America builds, and his offer to work with Democrats means AI safety rules could pass with both parties behind them instead of stalling in a partisan fight. That is his stated position and its stated aims — the race first, the risk managed, and the safety rules done together.
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